DMT Dia-Flat Lapping Plate

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Detailed Description

DMT Dia-Flat Lapping Plate

When we attended the 2012 Lie-Nielsen Dealer Training at their factory in Maine, one of the experts
there had exciting news about the performance of this item as a MANUAL GRINDER for plane
irons and chisels. In other words, the Dia-Flat is not just for flattening sharpening stones
anymore!

The Dia-Flat stone uses high-tech materials that can be employed in a low-tech fashion to
achieve excellent results when dressing edge tools in preparation for honing and
polishing.

Used with a simple low-cost honing guide, the 120µ (120 grit mesh) Dia-Flat diamond-coated stone is
able to re-shape the bevel on even the hardest high-quality plane irons and chisels both
quickly and accurately. This is good news indeed, as many of us have found how frustrating
it can be trying to use run-of-the-mill low-cost electric grinders to accurately restore
the bevel on edge tools. The sometimes loose manufacturing tolerances found on these machines seem to often result in
excessive run-out on the shaft on which the grinding wheels are mounted, inevitably
leading to unpredictable and unsatisfactory results.

The key element in the Dia-Flat's success in flat grinding hard steel blades is DMT's new
proprietary Hardcoat Technology, which bonds the diamond grit to the steel plate,
resulting in its unprecedented durability. Extensive testing has demonstrated how
well these new diamond stones hold up, even under heavy use.

At 4-1/4" wide by 10" long and weighing 4 lbs., the Dia-Flat is the most impressive
lapping/grinding plate we've seen. Its 40 square inches of surface are covered with over
30 carats of diamond grit. The precision sized monocrystalline diamond grit is bonded to
the steel plate using DMT's Hardcoat Technology giving a uniform scratch pattern and
unparalleled durability.

Each Dia-Flat is hand-certified to flatness of ±0.0005" across its surface.

In addition to reshaping plane irons and chisels, the Dia-Flat can of course also flatten
just about any sharpening stone in your shop, including oil stones, Arkansas stones, water
stones even ceramic stones, and with its extra-large size, its plenty large enough to
handle almost any stone in your shop.

95µ Dia-Flat Stone

The 95µ (160 grit mesh) DIA-FLAT stone is the same as the 120µ version - just finer. When flattening the backs of plane irons and chisels,
it gives a smoother finish - speeding the process. It's also useful when flattening finer grit waterstones.